GO situation

I just wanted to take this time to remind everyone to please adhere to the guidelines set by BBC and also by myself and the other GOs we had when this board was first created.

Please give extra attention to the sections about disruptive behavior and personal attacks.

After careful consideration and talking with tptb I have decided that I will be choosing a GO to help me out with the board after I have taken some time to choose that member. I will be taking some time to get reacquainted with the members we have (which is why I created the thread count) and then proceed from there.

Any GO that I choose will be there to help me come up with creative ways to involve more members in daily posting, respond to questions when I'm away, and to update info as needed.

Thank you to those that sent me encouraging messages, those that sent suggestions, and to those that just had patience in the matter.

ETA: The new GO that I will be choosing will not be an inactive member, it will be someone that I am comfortable with and that you all interact with on a daily basis.

I am reading all comments here but will not be responding to those that just make me repeat this decision again and again. This was a decision made by TPTB and myself. It is an already agreed upon decision so please try to accept this as a compromise between all involved parties.

We as a group have VERY few reports made, very few board disruptions, and have no pressing need of GOs as new boards do.
The additional GO will be support for me, a second opinion for me, someone that can be here to keep the board moving along if I'm not here, and they will also be helping with updating our featured photos and thread.

This solution offers a solution to what some of you said you wanted so hopefully you can accept it :)

Comments (51)

Well I am very glad. I hope in choosing a GO you are not only considering what is most important to you as you have stated over and over, but you consider the things that we have stated are important for the group as a whole. I do NOT think this was your decision, I think enough people complained until finally you didnt have a choice, but regardless of that I hope that because you say you see that this group as not being dramatic with very little problems, you will put your guard down a bit and choose a person who wants to help move this board in a new - better direction, because otherwise its pointless. I think a vote would be most fair to the group but since you feel so strongly against that, i think you should just ASK on a thread who is interested in becoming a GO and why, instead of just getting re-aquainted with people through private messages, because there may be someone very qualified and good that slips through your radar, but maybe people have just PM'ed you who are interested idk.

christina, I am just so happy you are back! You just brighten this board right up! Your insights are amazing...so thought provoking. I often think about them long after I have turned the computer off.

You really know how to keep 20 or so girls happy! you must be the best mom ever with your conflict management skills. please tell us more about the movie you were in. It must have been awfully important to abandon your post for months and leave us without direction. we almost didn't make it. THANK HEAVENS you came back.

I just wanted to extend a heart felt ...we are so glad you are back. some of the little children on here have spent too much time with toddlers and don't know what they are saying.

Thanks Heidi
Sherry I've been messaging back and fourth with a few members and one will be added this weekend. I considered adding more than one but it's not necessary. I have a 14-16 hour work day tomorrow so won't update it then but will have time Saturday or Sunday.